DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada
Tech startups looking to effectively connect customers with their brand have a new option. On Monday, the DDB Canada agency…
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Canalyst raises $2.7 million seed round to fuel Canada and U.S. expansion
Vancouver-based Canalyst, an equity research platform that helps analysts and portfolio managers with research, announced $2.7…
Startup jobs of the week: ColdBlock Technologies, Unata, Interaxon, WIRL
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Manulife LOFT now backed by machine learning with new indico partnership
Manulife’s Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT), which is meant to encourage employees to collaborate and come up with tech…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 30: How should Canada respond to cyber security threats?
This week the CanCon podcast is all about hitting that key demographic. Facebook is going after teens with a new app called…
Startup jobs of the week: Nanoleaf, Trew Knowledge, Ranomics, HiMama, AmpMe
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
The Next 36 hosts Venture Day to mark end of seven-month program
After seven months of mentorship and development in The Next 36, 25 startups pitched for the program’s Venture Day, which…
Startup jobs of the week: RED Academy, RevIQ, Ayogo Health, BlockThrough, Rooof, Retreaver
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
RateHub.ca receiving up to $495,000 from the National Research Council of Canada
RateHub, a search engine that allows users to compare prices on financial products, is receiving up to $495,000 from the National…
NetCents launches merchant payment solution aimed at fighting fraud with blockchain technology
Vancouver-based NetCents, which offers a bitcoin wallet to buy, sell, and transact bitcoin, has launched beta testing of its…
Tangerine and PC Financial announce support for Apple Pay
Everyone remembers just a few months back when Apple Pay made a huge splash in the Canadian mobile payments space. On Tuesday,…
Techweek’s first event outside the U.S. attempts to capture Toronto’s tech scene
In its first edition outside of the U.S., Techweek — a week-long technology festival — touched down in Toronto with the…
Mastercard Canada and The Next 36 help foster next generation of startups at Mastercard Challenge
As startups continue to disrupt industries like FinTech and healthtech, smart enterprises have embraced the collaborative nature…
Toronto-based Vena Solutions raises $30 million to continue global growth, product development
Toronto-based Vena Solutions, which provides cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) software, has raised $30 million…
With money from Power and product shipping, Daniel Eberhard awaits the Summer of Koho
Daniel Eberhard walks and talks like a man waiting for a delivery – with polite impatience. Except it’s not a delivery…